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hey there I have a 1990 accord LX with only 120 km's on it and it will not
pass aircare. It reads high Hydrocarbons on idle and that is the only test
that they can do on this car cause it is too low to Dyno it so the only way
that I can make it pass is retarding the timing. So i jumped the self
diagnosis jumper on pass foot side and the ENGINE LIGHT does not read
anything but the S light on the side by the Auto tranny sybols reads codes
1,11,16,17 any hints would be appreciated

novak wrote:
> hey there I have a 1990 accord LX with only 120 km's on it and it will not
> pass aircare. It reads high Hydrocarbons on idle and that is the only test
> that they can do on this car cause it is too low to Dyno it so the only way
> that I can make it pass is retarding the timing. So i jumped the self
> diagnosis jumper on pass foot side and the ENGINE LIGHT does not read
> anything but the S light on the side by the Auto tranny sybols reads codes
> 1,11,16,17 any hints would be appreciated
>
>
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a PCV that's stuck open (or shut) will screw up a lot of stuff. Since
it's the cheapest thing you can DIY, it's a good place to start. Running
some injector cleaner of gasohol thru it wouldn't hurt either.

'Curly'

hey there tried PCV ball still moves but where and how can i get the gas
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"motsco_ _" <"motsco_ _"@interbaun.com> wrote in message
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> novak wrote:
> > hey there I have a 1990 accord LX with only 120 km's on it and it will
not
> > pass aircare. It reads high Hydrocarbons on idle and that is the only
test
> > that they can do on this car cause it is too low to Dyno it so the only
way
> > that I can make it pass is retarding the timing. So i jumped the self
> > diagnosis jumper on pass foot side and the ENGINE LIGHT does not read
> > anything but the S light on the side by the Auto tranny sybols reads
codes
> > 1,11,16,17 any hints would be appreciated
> >
> >
> ===================
>
> a PCV that's stuck open (or shut) will screw up a lot of stuff. Since
> it's the cheapest thing you can DIY, it's a good place to start. Running
> some injector cleaner of gasohol thru it wouldn't hurt either.
>
> 'Curly'
>